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Using a throwaway account for this because I do not want this on my main. Basically, the title. I(18F) started HRT a week ago, so my sperm count should be good. I know I probably want kids when I'm older, but I don't really care if they are mine or not. However, I started making pros and cons about having bio children and my thought process is this. If the kids are mine, the cons are that I could pass down these inheritable traits: autism, ADHD, a propensity for depression, and gender dysphoria(which isn't bad, but it causes a lot of suffering). There's only one thing that's making me think, and I know this comes from a point of privilege but bear with me here, and it's that I have a very high IQ, like learning an entire semester long college-level class in 12-ish hours and getting the highest grade possible on the final exam type smart(not trying to brag I promise, I'm just trying to make a decision), and thanks to it I never struggled in school at any point. Since IQ is largely genetic, I want my potential future kids to have this privilege. I want them to not have trouble in school and have a comparatively easier time getting a good education and high-paying jobs. I'd also feel kind of wasteful and ungrateful if I don't pass it on. I don't want to pass down my negative traits either, though.
Assuming cost isn't an issue, should I freeze my sperm?
Having traits like this aren't necessarily generic. Both my parents were average intelligence and my eldest sister and I are extremes intelligent with high IQs. While our middle sister is below average. It's a crapshoot. Not to sound off-putting, but you're dabbling into a little bit of eugenics here. You're not 'so great you need to pass it on' but having children should be for the purpose of wanting to have children not a genetic experiment to pass on good traits.
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